Saturday, February 24, 2007

Benzie County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of Michigan, which went through a loss of -5.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Benzie County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Legal services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 150.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Benzie County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Michigan, where this industry saw a gain of 2.6 percent. The Legal services industry in Benzie County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 8.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (150.0 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (115.2 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (33.3 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (31.1 percent gain)
5. Depository credit intermediation (23.9 percent gain)

Benzie County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 59.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Michigan, where the industry felt a loss of 19.2 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Benzie County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 7.9 in percent of workers in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (59.2 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (45.9 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (34 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (31.3 percent decline)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (18.3 percent decline)

Out of the 21 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Benzie County, Michigan, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 145 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Benzie County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has grown the most with 25 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 18.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Benzie County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (25 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (25 new jobs)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (25 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (14 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (11 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Benzie County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 22 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 25.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Benzie County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (22 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (19 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (17 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (14 jobs lost)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (6 jobs lost)





About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

 

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